Monday, April 06, 2026
Thursday April 9 to Thursday April 16
The Last Quarter Moon is Friday April 10. Venus climbs higher in the twilight. Jupiter dominates the northern sky. In the morning Mercury, Mars, Saturn and the thin crescent Moon do a nice dance from the 15th to 16th. Comet C/2026 A1 did not make it around the sun.
The Last Quarter Moon is Friday April 10.
The Crescent Moon, Mercury, Mars and Saturn for a triangle approximately one hand-span across low to the horizon. On the 15th they all form a line in the twilight.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise).
Venus is visible just above the western horizon, you will need a level, unobscured horizon to see it.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (30 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs higher in the morning twilight. On the 16th The Crescent Moon, Mercury, Mars and Saturn form a triangle approximately one hand-span across low to the horizon. On the 15th they all form a line in the twilight.
Venus climbs higher in the evening twilight.
Mars is low in the twilight below Mercury.
Jupiter is seen throughout the evening, setting after midnight. Jupiter was at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on January the 10th. Jupiter forms a broad triangle with the bright stars Betelgeuse and Procyon, and a narrower triangle with the stars Castor and Pollux.
Saturn is low in the twilight below Mercury and Mars.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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